Teotonio R de Souza
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Teotonio R. de Souza (born on 18 February 1947) is an Indo-Portuguese
historian and the founder-director of the Goa
-based Xavier Centre of Historical Research
, at Alto Porvorim
. Based in Portugal since 1995, Teotonio R. de Souza heads the Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Fellow of the Portuguese Academy of History since 1983, and of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
since 2000.
in the Bardez
taulka of Goa
. He belongs to the fifth vangodd (clan) of the village and is the 12th generation descendant of Shantappa Kamat, a Goud Saraswat Brahmin who became Diogo de Souza after his conversion to Christianity in 1618.
Souza was educated mostly in Goa during the Portuguese colonial rule. He belonged to the Goa Jesuits during 26 years, and was a professed member of that Religious Order when he opted to leave with dispensation from the Holy See
in 1995. Recovered Portuguese nationality in 1995, and was granted OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) by the Government of India in 2007.
On completion of 60 years, Souza was felicitated with a festschrift
edited by C.J. Borges, S.J. and M. N. Pearson, Metahistory: History questioning Historyhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/9635462/Metahistory, Lisboa, Nova Vega, 2007, pp. 606 containing personal tributes and 43 research papers contributed by historians and social scientists from the world over. The Lusophone University http://www.grupolusofona.pt/portal/page?_pageid=135,514781&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL of Lisbon awarded him its Gold Medal of Merit on the same occasion in recognition of his research, teaching and promotion of Lusophony.
Teotonio R. de Souza continues to publish in Portuguese and in English on his favourite area of research related to colonial and post-colonial themes, with particular reference to Portuguese in Asia. Since November 2009 has been contributing an OpEd column (p. 8) to the Goan daily HERALD. It is entitled «Historical Explorations» and seeks to link Goa and Portugal, past and present. A sampling of his writings may be consulted online at [Scribd]http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/723742-teotonio-r-de-souza and at the [ReCil Lusófona]http://recil.grupolusofona.pt/browse?value=Souza%2C+Teot%C3%B3nio+R.+de&type=author, the online scientific repository of the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa.
Director-Editor of the Journal of ACSEL (Associação dos Cientistas Sociais do Espaço Lusófono) [CAMPUS SOCIAL]http://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/campussocial/issue/archive and Joint-Director of a new international Review FLUXOS E RISCOS - Revista de Estudos Sociais, that will put out the research findings of CPES (Centre for Social Research and Studies)
Indo-Portuguese
The expression Indo-Portuguese Creoles may mean any of the creole languages spoken in India or Sri Lanka which had a substantial Portuguese influence in grammar or lexicon, such as* Sri Lanka Indo-Portuguese language* Diu Indo-Portuguese language...
historian and the founder-director of the Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
-based Xavier Centre of Historical Research
Xavier Centre of Historical Research
The Xavier Centre of Historical Research is a Jesuit-run history research centre located in Alto Porvorim, Goa in India. It was founded in the late 1970s and its first director was Teotonio R. de Souza...
, at Alto Porvorim
Porvorim
Porvorim is the legislative capital of the state of Goa, India. It is situated on the right bank of the Mandovi River. The administrative capital Panaji is located on the opposite bank...
. Based in Portugal since 1995, Teotonio R. de Souza heads the Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Fellow of the Portuguese Academy of History since 1983, and of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
Lisbon Geographic Society
The Lisbon Geographic Society is a Portuguese scientific society created in Lisbon in the year of 1875, aiming to "promote and assist the study and progress of geography and related sciences in Portugal."...
since 2000.
Early background
Of Goan Catholic origin, Souza was born in the village of MoiráMoira, Goa
Moira is a village in North Goa, India. It has been the home of a number of , and is known for its special variety of tasty, long-length bananas .-"Legendary village of wise fools":...
in the Bardez
Bardez
Bardez is the name of a region and taluka in North Goa. The name is credited to the Brahmin immigrants who migrated to the Konkan via Magadha in Gangetic India from Aryavarta, in the north-western part of the Indian sub-continent. Bardez or more properly Bara desh means "twelve countries"...
taulka of Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
. He belongs to the fifth vangodd (clan) of the village and is the 12th generation descendant of Shantappa Kamat, a Goud Saraswat Brahmin who became Diogo de Souza after his conversion to Christianity in 1618.
Souza was educated mostly in Goa during the Portuguese colonial rule. He belonged to the Goa Jesuits during 26 years, and was a professed member of that Religious Order when he opted to leave with dispensation from the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
in 1995. Recovered Portuguese nationality in 1995, and was granted OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) by the Government of India in 2007.
Historical career
Souza has written his PhD thesis, published as Medieval Goa (Delhi, Concept Publ. Co., 1979;First Portuguese edition: Lisboa, Ed. Estampa, 1994; 2nd updated English edition: Panaji, Goa1556 + Broadway Book Centre, 2009) challenges the view that Portuguese rule in South Asia resulted in a period of golden rule in Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sees "Golden Goa" as an expression popularised by art historians with reference to baroque church architecture of the early centuries of the Portuguese rule. He is the author and editor of many books and research papers. His partial memoirs are penned in a book titled Goa To Mehttp://books.google.com/books?id=Wy9qBd8u0M0C&pg=PA9&dq=medieval+goa&lr=&ei=X_anSoDUNY3GNd-iwKAK&hl=pt-PT#v=onepage&q=medieval%20goa&f=false (New Delhi, Concept,1994).On completion of 60 years, Souza was felicitated with a festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
edited by C.J. Borges, S.J. and M. N. Pearson, Metahistory: History questioning Historyhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/9635462/Metahistory, Lisboa, Nova Vega, 2007, pp. 606 containing personal tributes and 43 research papers contributed by historians and social scientists from the world over. The Lusophone University http://www.grupolusofona.pt/portal/page?_pageid=135,514781&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL of Lisbon awarded him its Gold Medal of Merit on the same occasion in recognition of his research, teaching and promotion of Lusophony.
Teotonio R. de Souza continues to publish in Portuguese and in English on his favourite area of research related to colonial and post-colonial themes, with particular reference to Portuguese in Asia. Since November 2009 has been contributing an OpEd column (p. 8) to the Goan daily HERALD. It is entitled «Historical Explorations» and seeks to link Goa and Portugal, past and present. A sampling of his writings may be consulted online at [Scribd]http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/723742-teotonio-r-de-souza and at the [ReCil Lusófona]http://recil.grupolusofona.pt/browse?value=Souza%2C+Teot%C3%B3nio+R.+de&type=author, the online scientific repository of the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa.
Current Academic and Research Activities
Teotonio R. de Souza represents the interests of History teaching and research on the Scientific and Pedagogic Councils of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Lusófona as elected member. While acting as coordinator / Director of the [MA and M.Phil courses in History]http://fcsh.ulusofona.pt/index.php/historia, also guides Ph.D research in Political Science and International Relations, and directs a line of research related to «Colonial and Post-Colonial Societies and Memories» of CPES (Centro de Pesquisa e Estudos Sociais) of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa.Director-Editor of the Journal of ACSEL (Associação dos Cientistas Sociais do Espaço Lusófono) [CAMPUS SOCIAL]http://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/campussocial/issue/archive and Joint-Director of a new international Review FLUXOS E RISCOS - Revista de Estudos Sociais, that will put out the research findings of CPES (Centre for Social Research and Studies)